Isopel Berners

Isopel Berners

George Borrow, English author who wrote novels and travelogues based on his experiences traveling around Europe (1803 – 1881)


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Table of Contents

- About This Book

- Introduction

- Dwellers In The Dingle, And Some Others

- The Scholar Says Good-bye To The Gypsy, And Pitches His Tent In The Dingle

- The Shoeing Of Ambrol

- The Dark Hour Comes Upon Lavengro And His Soul Is Heavy Within Him

- A Classical Encounter-long Melford To The Rescue

- Isopel Berners - A Tall Girl Of Eighteen, And Her Story

- A Foaming Draught-the Magic Of Ale

- A Disciple Of William Cobbett-the Scholar Encounters The Priest

- First Lessons In Armenian

- Lavengro Receives A Visit Of Ceremony From The Man In Black

- How Isopel Berners And The Word-master Passed Their Time In The Dingle

- Ale, Give Them Ale, And Let It Be Strong

- Another Visit From The Man In Black: His Estimate Of Mezzofante

- The Man In Black Discusses The Foibles Of The English

- Life In The Dingle-isopel Is Inoculated With Tongues-a Thunderstorm

- First Aid To A Postchaise And A Postillion-more Hospitality

- The New-comer Takes Kindly To The Dingle And Its Occupants, About Whom He Forms His Own Opinions

- The Making Of The Linch-pin-the Sound Sleeper-breakfast-the Postillion's Departure

- The Man In Black-the Emperor Of Germany-nepotism-donna Olympia-omnipotence-camillo Astalli-the Five Propositions

- Necessity Of Religion-the Great Indian One-image Worship-shakespeare-the Pat Answer-krishna-amen

- The Proposal-the Scotch Novel-latitude-miracles-pestilent Heretics-old Fraser-wonderful Text-no Armenian

- Fresh Arrivals-pitching The Tent-certificated Wife-high-flying Notions

- The Promised Visit

- The Festival-the Gypsy Song-piramus Of Rome-the Scotchman-gypsy Names

- The Church

- Return From Church-the Cuckoo And Gypsy-spiritual Discourse

- Sunday Evening-ursula-action At Law-meridiana Married Already

- Ursula's Tale-the Patteran-the Deep Water-second Husband

- The Dingle At Night-the Two Sides Of The Question-roman Females-filling The Kettle-the Dream-the Tall Figure

- Visit To The Landlord-his Mortifications-hunter And His Clan-resolution

- Preparations For The Fair-the Last Lesson-the Verb Siriel

- The Dawn Of Day-the Last Farewell-departure For The Fair-the Fine Horse-return To The Dingle-no Isopel

- Gloomy Forebodings